The Southern Company (SO) forecast
The Southern Company (SO) forecast: price $93.21, trailing P/E 21.68, forward P/E 20.28. How to read the street's path.
The live SO price is $93.21. Trailing P/E is 21.68 and forward P/E is 20.28. The forecast that matters is the earnings path those ratios imply, not a single target price.
A forward P/E below the trailing P/E means the consensus expects earnings to rise. The reverse means the market is looking at a peak. Neither is a schedule. Analyst targets are useful as a range of models. They are not a contract. Discounted cash flow is the long form: cash flows, a discount rate, and a terminal value you can argue with.
Use this page for the SO forecast URL. The prediction page next to it puts the same live inputs in the price-target framing. Both stay in sync with the quote on the main page.
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Questions
What is SO's forward P/E?
The latest forward P/E on Stocklytics is 20.28, against a trailing P/E of 21.68 and a price of $93.21.
Is the analyst target the forecast?
It is one forecast. The earnings estimate behind it is the part you can track. The target will be revised after the next report.